The Delta independent., 1887-05-17
A County Bridge-Will it Pay?

shudder " hen you talk to them about
II "bnom." l refer Ia that class hat
came from mining towns. Such people
have Determined to give mp the vaga-
res of "b, umin.' life Tor he quiet Ell.
jnyuent and The Gr.tlu Il, though per
Thev. like The nan of much experience.
exclaiin, when Il sudden rise in prices
aud SPEEDY prosperity are spoken of:
VANITY of vaTitieS; all is vanity"
Sometimes the pendulum of mems faith
in themselves swings back tn The lrrlut
of CO nplrtc dlsirust in themselves ur
whatever they undertake. Experience
lie IDS 10 such results. There can be no
duubt that the people Of This county
VIII lind the happy medium. Wha! is
nert!td and " lat will l,t the result Is !,
wise. progressive. conservative policy.
So much for exnrdium; now for He
problem before the people uf this cu,il.
~. Please bear in iRind. dear reader.
.h at the writer has not mounted Il linl,-
way Of inquiry will be that which you
have thought over.
There may he many reasons in the
minds of III. Reservations settlers for
disappearing Coy. Adams veto of the
GnnuIson bridge bin, The uill MAS
vetoed and the changes for snrii IL bili
being again passed are less il,tttIimp
than were the ci,,iicrs of the last one
before the recent legislature. What is
t. br done? Geographically. this county
is conducive to sectional pride and COLI
pie will have 10 be exercised ts avoid
great harm from su.lI causes. I lie
writer. in common with the majority
of men. believes in The reupl-.
Can the county afford To Guild n
| bridge across the GunniSun nv. !?
Not with any boumin. fever. will 9
the answer. Let us briefly examine tile
standing of. the county. that is to say,
! ,r wealth uf the peope.
The va!u ton of property according
to the abstract of llie assessors returns
W +. la,t ". i. $T6l., IS 80. Taking liz
consideration the increase of cattle
and stock, and the amount of land IN
t ms county that has. during the ye r..
hee",ne, 10y final lroufs i,-ing mad' j..
| subject tu taxation, Il person would not
lie ovrrestimaling To place tie vai,; :
4 tion of abs. ss;,bie property for Ills
/ yaar al 59GO.no0.
II total amount of Indebtedness of
t'iis unity according to the las semi
annual statement, WAS S41.12 ..22. ar
the de is about 6 l-5 per ,,nt. II the
valu ,inr. In tle.e calculat,O s no
count is t,ken OF delinquent taxes
and 9th r taxes collected since tlI..
stateine II WAS published. The count,
treasur + informs ne That the ;inniii
issued since january t. ltat is u. /
IL heavy prr cent. %. inde,t"du.,s. In
fact, Ito proportion is heavy 20 long az
the ,iel,t created has been made IN nee, .
full and beneficial improvement II / {
county. OF course. sound dIscretiO
must bB used in. and honest y'mu-t pei.
wade every expendiiur, tor pn lie ini.
proven .nts. In wise policy the Il
no elem.at OF boom" N the sense il
W icn lnt woid is coinniouly used
The debt of Delta county is not tor
large to lie increased un account ri
needed expenditures. These peopl,
wac are here are entitled to some oi
he benefits that their efforts are s;irs
to produce. If Il bridge will incre;,s,
the value of lands and all productions
and IL 1t will not cost a sum teyOnd +;
reasonable undertaking. is not tli'
biding of bridge Il proposition
worthy of the CAREFUL cuDsi .ration o
Tie deut could TIE 81 made that M pal
of 1t except tho interest would fall ,iu,
, for trn years. Eastern capital is cage
to invest III bonds secured on real es
ta,e of this county. No doubt. bond
of this county couid he readily placed
il the east.
Upon the judgment of thus- VIII
should know something If hridg'
building, | would place the highest rs
tiunate for building n good. substantial
wO"dea bridge across the Guniispn. at
some point between the upper AM
lo'.er ferries, at Slo,o00. Some people
think good brisige could h. built foi
SsOO0, one that would last for few
years.
Here rises the question Of location
II an, good Is IL .,',nr from ID cttusid
Grafton OF III" sutjeet all sec.iunii
| questions sl,ouid lee laio,"I. II Is IA,
cu'i,ty. nnt his mar .l,st ipcaI,ty. l,i..i
is L., l,r considered Due regard mus
be had for all parts Of the county. ius
ii,err must he same welding by Ill.
troltie,of ev,ry distr, I. Perhaps ihpit
. tat.lt a u fts, ~ ..